Digital Collection
Negative, Glass-plate
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2011.040.150

Negative, Glass-plate

Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Saginaw Bay Transit Company steam barge RHODA EMILY, under steam with a deck load of lumber. A crew member stands on the flying bridge, while two others are near the aft cabin. A tree-lined shoreline dotted with houses is visible in the background.

Date
c. 1905
Collection
Print Size
7" x 5"
Search Terms
Freighters, Boats, Steam Barges, Saginaw Bay Transit Company, RHODA EMILY, CREAM CITY, Eastern Transit Company, James R. Andrews Transit Company
Studio
Louis James Pesha
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